GP Hungary preview with Tonio
Just one week after the German Grand Prix, Tonio will be back in action, this time at the Hungarian Grand Prix held at the tight, twisty Hungaroring on the outskirts of the capital city Budapest. After missing out on points at the last race, he will be looking to regain his momentum and edge its points tally higher in Hungary. This is what he has to say about the Hungarian GP.
“Like Adrian, Hockenheim was one of those races you have every so often that doesn’t seem to ever come together. The accident in qualifying was a real disappointment as I got caught out on a damp patch on the kerb, but because of where it was the car went straight into the wall and I missed the rest of the session and started P22.”
“I had a good start though but got squeezed into one corner, which meant I thought I’d damaged the front wing. I had a discussion with the team during the lap, and we decided to pit and change it. Adrian was in front of me in the pit lane when I came in as part of his strategy, so it all happened very quickly and there was a misunderstanding with tyres, so I had to make another stop to put it right. The race was basically difficult from that point, which was a shame because we had a strong pace, and with the hard tyres we were really consistent and fast. It was good enough to be in the top 10, if we had started in front.”
“But Hungary is now coming very soon and although we know it could be a tough weekend for us because of the strength of the competition now, we still have a chance to fight for points because we’re always there when everything goes right. And it’s like a big Monaco in that the circuit is very twisty and there’s not much room for overtaking, and at Monaco we were quite strong.”
“I quite like the track and I’ve been pretty fast in the past. It’s all about the rhythm, akin to a kart circuit, so I like it! It’s one of the old school circuits with a nice atmosphere and a beautiful city, and it’s always good to be there. I believe we have a chance to score points, but the others won’t make it easy.”
28 Jul 2010 | 
